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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 27, 2002
Action Agen a
Item No. _Q
SUBJECT: Recognition of Central Carolina Bank's Contribution to ORANGE COUNTY 250
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background Article from the Chapel Hill Dianne Reid, ext 2325
News
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To recognize the significant contribution of Central Carolina Bank toward the
upcoming 250' anniversary of the founding of Orange County.
BACKGROUND: September 9, 2002 marks the 250"' anniversary of the first colonial court of
the County of Orange, held at Grayfields along the Eno River. A planning group—the Orange
County 250 Committee— has been meeting regularly to plan a series of celebration activities for
the year, outlined in the attached "Our Town" article from the Chapel Hill News.
In May, the Board encouraged the planning group to seek corporate contributions to help
support anniversary activities. Central Carolina Bank was approached and has agreed to be
the major corporate sponsor for the celebration, providing $10,000 over a two-year period.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Central Carolina Bank's contribution will be a $5,000 gift this year and
another$5,000 gift in calendar year 2003.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board publicly acknowledge the
contribution from Central Carolina Bank.
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County prepares to celebrate 250 years of
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On Sept. 9, 1752, anew county was born in the North Carolina back country--
a county that spanned the area from present-day Greensboro to present-day
Durham, from the Virginia line to the Uwharrie mountains.
On that day, Orange County became a reality as its first colonial court of
common pleas and quarter sessions was held at Grayfields along the Eno River.
Originally inhabited by the Occaneechi/Saponi nation and other Native
American tribes,the new county encompassed a land area of 3,500 square miles
(versus 400 today)that included all of present day Alamance, Caswell,Person,
Durham and Chatham counties as well as parts of Wake,Lee, Randolph,
Guilford and Rockingham counties.
Mindful of our heritage,the mission of the Orange County 250 celebration is to
bring together citizens to celebrate and educate themselves about the people
past and present who have called Orange County home.
As citizens in one of the oldest Piedmont counties, Orange County's 120,000
residents --up from 4,000 when the county was formed--have a lot to
celebrate:
Our commitment to education,from the founding of the University of North
Carolina,the nation's first state university when it opened in 1795,through
early advocacy for universal public education,the development of six
freedmen's schools by 1868, a district tax enacted in the 1940s to boost local
school funding in Chapel Hill and Carrboro,to today's changing UNC-Chapel
Hill and local school systems rated among the best in the Southeastern United
States.
Our will to preserve cultural resources such as our tapestry of distinctive
buildings and neighborhoods, as well as our farmland and natural treasures like
Occoneechee Mountain and the Eno River corridor.
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Our growing diversity,beginning with Indian nations,recast by the arrival of
people from Europe and Africa, and shaped recently by the addition of persons
from Asia,Latin America and other parts of the globe.
Our ongoing love of independence,whether reflected in the actions of the
Regulators or the patriots of the American Revolution,by women fighting for
equality,African-Americans struggling to secure their civil rights,
sharecroppers and mill workers striving for dignity, or free-speech advocates
protecting free expression in the mid-20th century. In all of these struggles,
important battles were fought and won in Orange County.
The anniversary of the county's founding provides an opportunity and need to
celebrate its 250 rich years. Social and political issues may sometimes divide
us,yet there is much that argues for recognizing our common ground. Knowing
that a diversity of interests, cultures and ideas have been a mainstay of the past
250 years makes it easier for us to welcome the diversity that the future will
surely bring.
The Orange County 250 committee seeks your help in celebrating our common
heritage. There are plans to:
Hold a kick-off event commemorating the county's origin beginning on Sept. 8
with a several-mile walk from Moorefields to Hillsborough bearing artifacts
from the 1750s, followed on Sept, 9 by a re-enactment of the first county court
in the 1840 courthouse,brief remarks from several county dignitaries and a
ringing of church and courthouse bells across the county.
Post highway signs and banners that advertise and celebrate our anniversary,
featuring a juried logo commissioned for the occasion.
Encourage the county's numerous and varied civic and service organizations to
incorporate programs with an Orange County 250 theme during the
semi-quincentennial year beginning Sept. 9.
Develop driving tours and other activities related to the county's heritage and
diversity, encouraging local residents and visitors to explore Orange County.
Close the year-long celebrations by hosting an event saluting the county's past,
present and future in September 2003.
Help us set the stage for a year of unity and celebration by volunteering to work
with Orange County 250,by making a contribution,by identifying existing
events that might share the anniversary theme, or by participating in related
events throughout the year.
For information on how to help, call 245-2325 or send e-mail to
edcmailnco.orange.nc.us. Provide event information by July 31.
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